Shoemaker s last apxq stand



(No Model.)

H. L. PHELPS.

SHOEMAKERS LAST AND STAND.

Patented Feb. 8, 189B.

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SHOEIVIAKERS LAST AND STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 598,812, dated February8, 1898.

Application filed April 2, 1897. Serial No. 630A32- (No model.) i

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HOMER L. PHELPS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Athens, in the county of Bradford and State ofPennsylvaniayhave invented anew and useful Shoemakers Last and Stand,of-which the following is a specification. r

This invention aims to provide an improved pegging-jack for shoemakersand general use which will admit of a firm, secure, and substantialjoint being had between the stand and the various lasts, removably andinterchangeably fitted to the said stand.

The primary object of the improvement is to devise a self-locking jointbetween the stand and the last which will not loosen when the last is inplace or become dislodged when striking the last a smart blow, as whenhammering the sole of a shoe or driving home pegs and nails.

For a full understanding of the merits and advantages of the inventionreference is to be had to the accompanying drawings and the followingdescription.

The improvement is susceptible of various changes in the form,proportion, and the minor details of construction without departing fromthe principle or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and to afull disclosure of the invention an adaptation thereof is shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of astand and last constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 isa detail perspective view of the upper end of the stand, the last beingremoved. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of a last of differentsize. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the upper end portion of the stand.Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a last.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

The stand comprises a post or upright 1, a foot or base 2 at the lowerend of the post, and a head 3 at the upper end of the post. Stirrups 4are provided on the foot or base 2 at diametrically opposite points andare designed to receive the feet of the user, so as to hold the standfirm when in service. These stirrups are formed by providing ribs on thetop side ofv the base and having said ribs depressed or curveddownwardly on their upper edges,

cesses are curved, and the recesses themselves open upward at a pointbetween the bearing 6 and the front edge of the heel 5, so as to form anentrance for the interlocking ears 9 of the last 10. The front edge ofthe heel is forwardly inclined, as shown at 11, and we tends aboutparallel with theforward lower sides of the recesses. The recessesproject in the rear of the inclined edge ll of the heel to receive therear terminals 12 of the interlocking ears 9, the top sides 13 of therecesses being about in the same horizontal plane as the forward bearing6, thereby securing the best results. l

The last 10 will be provided in different sizes and shapes to suit thedifferent makes of shoes, and its rear end will be clamped and providedwith ears 9 of corresponding shape to the recesses 7, so as to interlocktherewith, the web 8 entering the cleft 1 1, formed between the saidears 9. The rear terminals 12 of the interlocking ears 9 snugly fit therear portions of the recesses 7 in the rear of the inclined edge 11 ofthe heel, and a shoulder 15 is provided in advance of the interlockingears 9 to obtain a purchase upon the bearing 6. The

shoulder 15 and the top edges of the rear terminals 12 are in the sameplane and are the points which sustain the strain when the last is inuse. That portionof the last forward of the rear terminals 12 inclinesto correspond to the inclined edge 11 of the heel, as shown at 16, andbutts against the said inclined edge 11 and serves to relieve theinterlocking ears I of a great portion of the strain. It will beobserved that the heel 5 is common to the different forms of lasts; butwhere a shoe is extra large a last in the form of a heel maybe provided,so that the jack may be adapted for large as well as small sized shoes.

The stand is essentially of cast metal, as is also the last, and byhaving the interlocking joint formed in the manner herein described theparts can be cast sufficiently light so as to withstand the strain towhich the last will be subjected when in service. To disconnect a lastfrom the stand, its front end is tilted sufficiently to disengage therear terminals 12 from the inner ends of the recesses 7, after which thelast can be removed by raising it Vertically and moving it at the sametime away from the post or upright. The last is placed in position by areverse movement, as will be readily understood. The provision of thecleft 1e and the web 8 serves to prevent lateral displacement of thelast, and the web at the same time strengthens and braces the heel 5 andthe forward bearing 6. By having the lower sides of the recesses 7curved, as shown,and the interlocking ears 9 correspondingly curved thelast will take up any loose ness occasioned by wear and will insure asnug fit being secured between the parts when properly placed together.

WVhat I claim is 1. In a pegging-jack the combination with a post orupright provided with a heel and a bearing forward of the heel, andhaving side recesses, of a last having its rear ends cleft, and providedwith ears of corresponding shape to the aforesaid side recesses tointerlock therewith, and having a shoulder forward of the said ears toobtain a purchase upon the said bearing, and having rear terminals toengage with and enter the rear ends of the side recesses, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a pegging-jack, the combination with a post or upright having aheel, a bearing forward of the heel, and side recesses extending beneaththe front portion of the heel, and opening at a point between thebearing and heel, of a last having its rear end cleft and is providedwith ears to enterand interlock with the side recesses, the top side ofthe last forming a continuation of the heel, substantially as shown.

3. In a pegging-jack the combination with a post or upright formed witha head comprising aheel and a forward bearing, and having side recesseswhich are curved at their lower edges and project beneath the frontportion of the heel, the front edge of the heel being forwardlyinclined, of a last having its rear end cleft and formed with ears ofcorresponding shape to the said side recesses, the ears having rearterminals to engage beneath the front portion of the heel, and the lasthavin g that portion above and in front of the said rear terminalsinclined so as to fit snugly the forwardly-inclined edge of the heel,substantially as set forth.

4:. In a pegging-jack, the combination with a post or upright having aheel and a forward bearing, and having side recesses forming a web whichconnects and braces the forward bearing and heel, of a last having itsrear end cleft and formed with interlocking ears and adapted to receivethe Web between the ears and to form a butt-joint with the heel andsecure a purchase upon the forward bearing, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HOMER L. PHELPS.

Witnesses:

EDWARD S. JOHNSON, J r., CHAS. DURRANT.

